(Monterey, CA) After a slowdown in filmmaking due to the COVID-19 uncertainties, the Monterey County Film Commission is eager to catch the eye of location scouts and directors as they begin to seek film sites for future commercials, feature films, fashion shoots, TV shows and other media. These productions give a boost to the local […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected two new members to serve three-year terms on its board. Annee Martin is partner/owner of Ami Carmel Boutique and Sanctuary Vacation Rentals. She has nonprofit volunteering experience with the Monterey County Hospitality Association, and last year she founded Kindness Monterey, a pay-it-forward gift card […]
Sponsored by the non-profit From the Heart Productions, the prize package for inaugural Roy W. Dean Grant for Short Films has been growing quickly since its inception. In addition to the $3,000 cash, the winner will now also receive $3,000.00 in music and audio services from well-known composer David Raiklen, $6,000.00 in animation from Emmy award […]
Date: Monday, February 1, 2021 at 1 pm District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties Contact: Kevin Drabinski 805-549-3138 or Jim Shivers 805-549-3237 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – UPDATE #3 AFTER PARTIAL LIFTING OF EVACUATION ORDER RESIDENTS NORTH OF RAT CREEK RETURN; THOSE SOUTH STILL SUBJECT TO CLOSURE […]
(Jan. 11, 2021–Monterey, Calif.) — The Monterey County Film Commission board of directors recognized Karen Seppa Nordstrand with a Hollywood “Walk of Fame Star” replica plaque in 2020, in honor of her 30th anniversary year of working for the nonprofit organization. Nordstrand, the Monterey County Film Commissioner, was hired in 1990 by the original executive […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LANE CLOSURES ON HIGHWAYS 1 AND 68 SET FOR THIS SATURDAY IN MONTEREY MONTEREY COUNTY – Work on highway signs in the city of Monterey will necessitate lane closures on Hwy. 1 and Hwy. 68 this Saturday, Nov. 21. On Saturday, from 7 to 9 am, crews will close the right (#2) […]
The Ventana Wilderness Alliance is presenting its 8th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on October 8, 2020. This year, the event will be completely virtual. Event attendees will have access to the films until October 12.for five days after the festival. Since 2013, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival has been the Ventana Wilderness […]
Two seasons of the Netflix series “Ratched” premiered Sept. 18. It’s a prequel of sorts to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” with insights as to what made Nurse Ratched become the cruel nurse character in that film. It’s rated TV-MA, with outbursts of violence. You may see our local settings that were used—Lucia Lodge, […]
